Builtin ValueField Types

Builtin value types available to all applications.

<field name="item">
  <!-- ... -->
  <valueField>
    <!-- `name` from the table below -->
    <valueFieldType component="" name="StringLong"/>
  </valueField>
</field>

The default database column for string fields is varchar(255), except for StringLong and StringMultiLine which use varchar(16384).

Name	Java Storage Class	Displayed As	Form Input
String	java.lang.String	single-line string	input type text
Boolean	java.lang.Boolean	read-only checkbox	checkbox
Short	java.lang.Short	number	input type text with numeric restriction
Integer	java.lang.Integer	number	input type text with numeric restriction
Long	java.lang.Long	number	input type text with numeric restriction
Double	java.lang.Double	number	input type text with numeric restriction
Date	java.util.Date	date without time	date picker
DateLong	java.util.Date	date with time	datetime picker
byte[]	byte[]	string	not supported
StringLong	java.lang.String	html text	rich text editor
StringMultiLine	java.lang.String	multi-line string	textarea
StringLink	java.lang.String	clickable link	input type text
StringPass	java.lang.String	Displayed as a Password	input type password
StringFile DEPRECATED	java.lang.String	Displayed as a File	file upload button